backhander

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A glass of wine given out of turn, the bottle having been handed backwards.
  2. A blow with the back of the hand.
  3. A bribe, a secret payment. informal
  4. A shot played backhand, a backhand stroke.
  5. A player who plays a backhand shot.
    — She's a terrific backhander.
  6. A surfer who approaches a swell with the wave behind them ("on their backhand") rather than facing the wave ("on their forehand").
    — The morning brought an increased swell; long, perfect, down-the-line, 6-8' freight trains — a forehander's dream and a backhander's nightmare

词形变化

backhanders plural

词源

From backhand + -er (patient suffix) or -er (agent noun suffix).
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